While doing his tour with Don Airey Band and the local orchestras earlier this year, Ian Gillan appeared on a talk show in Serbia (recorded November 6, broadcasted November 11). There were few (if any) “Mr. Gillian” moments during an hour long show, as the host apparently did his homework pretty well. And don’t be too quickly put off by the language barriers — the bulk of the show is actually in English.

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Is it me or is it a fact that Gillan is talking more than singing in his songs now. Is he tired of the long touring!!!
Maybe that’s why he is hinting at retiring.
Don is playing great and he the winning card in the band now.
I love what Gillan said about Bob Dylon winning the Nobel prize.
It’s the most comfortable interview that Gillan ever did I think.

Retirement is very well deserved at this time around, don’t you think? Considering all the greats who passed away only this year who were as old or even younger than him, I’m happy that he’s still able to do what he does best. At some point it’s just unessential and petty to argue about the stamina of a singer at his age. My observation is that he’s giving everything he’s got and that’s what matters to me, it’s very appreciated indeed. He’s not skipping singing parts because he’s getting lazy or bored. A two hour hard rock performance is physically very demanding even for the youngsters.

That just might be one of the best interviews I’ve seen Ian Gillan partake in. Helps so much that the host seemingly enjoys Ian’s work & has done his homework. As for the talk of retirement? Eventually every singer loses range & power as they age, heck Pavarotti himself retired from singing at 70. So if feels that now is the time for him to call it quits, then who are we to stop him

For all those DP & Ian Gillan’s fans there’s a movie on Youtube called “bootleg cowboys” which tells the history of the guys who used to film concerts in the 80’s and 90’s. There are a lot of interviews and live stuff. Ian appears on 0:35m (at very beggining) and on minute 25:30. He talks about bootlegs and it’s a very nice film. Ronnie Dio appears on minute 33:00. Cool stuff!